Chakmas living in Arunachal Pradesh face an ‘uncertain’ and ‘fragile’ future, said the Chakma Rights and Development Organisation during a virtual meeting held with all Chakma stakeholders, intellectuals, and village headmen on August 18.
The centre and state have been working to resolve the long-pending vexed Chakma-Hajong issue of Arunachal Pradesh, but the sudden announcement made by Arunachal CM came as a surprise to the Chakma Rights and Development Organisation (CRDO). Every speaker in the meeting took the CM’s remark in all seriousness, expressing grave concerns over it. It has shaken their ‘fundamental belief’ in the democratic legal system, according to a press release issued by the organisation.
“All illegal immigrant Chakmas will be moved and settled outside of Arunachal Pradesh with honour and this matter has already been taken up and discussed with Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah,” said Chief Minister Pema Khandu in his speech on August 15 this year.
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